SEC 378 Methods Tchg Soc Stud Sec Sch

This course provides students with practical approaches to implementing the New York Learning Standards in English Language Arts and the NCSS and New York State Standards for Social Studies. Practical approaches to curriculum implementation for current events, economics, history, political science, government and sociology are stressed. Methods of teaching geography, multicultural education and global education within various disciplines are included. Literature based instruction, expository texts, writing across the curriculum, project based teaching and learning, instructional technologies, research and presentation skill building, analysis of standardized and alternative assessments, and the inclusion of diverse learners are addressed. Organizing the classroom for social studies instruction in a variety of ways is considered. Social studies process skills, such as the use of primary and secondary sources, scientific method, and reporting skills receive attention, as do teaching writing, speaking and study skills through social studies. Students will complete a 25-hour field experience in conjunction with the course. Students must obtain fingerprint clearance prior to beginning field experiences. Prerequisite: SEC 365. One credit of literacy is embedded in this course. Fall.